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[Feathers]

This was my latest win on ebay...my wedding dress! Just needs to be altered a teensy bit!!!

It's an amazing velveteen material and literally almost shines!
What do you think, Ladies?

 

[Small Town Girl]

This was my latest win on ebay...my wedding dress! Just needs to be altered a teensy bit!!!

It's an amazing velveteen material and literally almost shines!
What do you think, Ladies?

Feathers, IT's BEAUTIFUL, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

 

[imoldfashioned]

This was my latest win on ebay...my wedding dress! Just needs to be altered a teensy bit!!! What do you think, Ladies?

Lovely dress Feathers, and congratulations! I love that old velveteen--nothing like it.

 

[Ada Veen]

You guys in America are so lucky, such a high quality of vintage and SO CHEAP!!!!

 

[BegintheBeguine]

I unwrapped these lovelies from ShortClara

all done up in colorful tissue paper and ribbon and thoughtfully rolled in Ralph's grocery bags in case it rained on the packages. I love these!!!!!!! Thank you!!! They all fit beautifully! (She's the beautiful model, not me.)

 

[MaryDeluxe]

BegintheBeguine....Pretty pretty! Shortclara is so cute too!

 

[Shearer]

I unwrapped these lovelies from ShortClara

all done up in colorful tissue paper and ribbon and thoughtfully rolled in Ralph's grocery bags in case it rained on the packages. I love these!!!!!!! Thank you!!! They all fit beautifully! (She's the beautiful model, not me.)

Oh, yay! I'm so glad you won these! Her dresses are the best... Wherever it is she finds them, I'm happy she does. Lord knows I can't find anything remotely like this

You will look smashing!

 

[BegintheBeguine]

Thank you, I love them! If I'm nosey tell me and I will delete this but did you forget to bid, Shearer?

 

[imoldfashioned]

Paydirt!

I'm currently on vacation in a friend's house in the Pocono Mountains in PA. A couple of us went antiquing today and boy did I hit paydirt! Pictures when I get home but for well under $100 I bought:

A leather trimmed 1940s suitcase with a deep purple satin lining
A great black 1940s hat
A never worn full length 1950s Harris Tweed winter coat
Vintage 1940s novelty printed handkerchiefs
A five button length pair of unworn white kid gloves
Two slips that fit me perfectly

I left behind:

A pair of 1930s tortiseshell glasses (I've never seen a pair like them, the arms are attached to the lenses very low and the nosepiece is very high--if they'd been smaller I'd have bought them)

A complete women's uniform from the 1940s (jacket, skirt, shirt, tie). The tag said it was a lady Marine's uniform. There was a moth bite on one side of the collar (easily darned) but otherwise in nice condition. Probably size 12/14? Marked $85.00. I'll try to get a picture if we go back.

 

[Shearer]

Thank you, I love them! If I'm nosey tell me and I will delete this but did you forget to bid, Shearer?

lol No, not nosey at all! As much as I would have liked to pick up 5 new dresses, I couldn't reconcile it with all the money I'm spending lately. Not to mention all the stuff in my closet wanting to be tailored I'm trying desperately to be good! I'm very glad they went to another Lounger-ette.

 

[Lady Day]

Ive been a bad bad girl....

LD

 

[RetroModelSari]

So I just bought.... 14 women magazines from the 50s... Each about 1.80 $. Hey I´m just a human... how should I have resisted?

 

[RetroModelSari]

I think I made a bargain... hair and make up tipps plus fashion and every edition has some "quick patterns" to use.

Lovely bargains Lady Day and Beduine!

 

[ShortClara]

Oh, Beguine, I was so happy to see a FLer won!! I'm glad you love them all - I love selling to people who will adore and love my stuff YAY!!

 

[imoldfashioned]

Those Brigette covers are adorable, especially the one with the girl feeding the seal toy and the girl in the multi colored skirt.

 

[leaette]

great price on those magazines! they are always good to keep next to your couch and pick up once in awhile. great research material.

 

[imoldfashioned]

Ive been a bad bad girl....

LD

Ooh, but it's such good stuff LD! Especially that long line bra--I haven't seen one of those at a reasonable price for quite awhile.

 

[Lady Day]

Thanks IOF!

I got al those goodies for under $100 (shipping included) so Im pretay happieee.

The bra, I was the only one to bit on it. Squeee!! I hope its not too big.
ANd I hope the stockings arnt too small

And Sari, we are all only human lol!
LD

 

[RetroModelSari]

I got me another Rago one which is a Vintage one from the 40s and 50s. I´m normally not really in it for Ragos with legs, but it was a good price and I loved it somehow...

 

[imoldfashioned]

I took some quick photos of the things I bought on vacation--warning, no makeup zone ahead!

An old suitcase trimmed in leather, no lock alas. I love the purple lining! Inside is one of the hankies I bought, red with a lily of the valley print. On top is the hat.

Unused 5 button length white kid gloves ($3.00!) and the hat, which was harder to photograph than I anticipated (gosh that back shot is blurry; sorry!)--hopefully you'll get some idea of how it looks from these photos.

I think the ribbon is original but I removed a large white flower that clearly wasn't. Nice to know that it was made according to fair labor standards too.

Harris tweed coat--I adore the colors (black, taupe, grey, green).